USS Chawla (NCC-82807)

A Less Bitter Taste

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USS Canopus, USS Chawla, USS Melbourne, USS Sausalito and USS Typhon

A sharp intake of breath chilled the edges of Varen’s teeth as he sucked in the warm air of Bajor involuntarily, the bitter tang of Ouzo buzzing with cold fire against his insides as it slipped down his throat. Tikva seemed to knock back the shot effortlessly, and a sudden jealousy rolled in [...]

2.0 On Sobremesa

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USS Canopus, USS Chawla, USS Melbourne, USS Sausalito and USS Typhon

The room seemed bigger in the candlelight. The tan stone walls fell away into the dim shadows of the long rectangular dining space, their unadorned surfaces shuffling into the nothingness without even a whisper. The bones of the house knew their place as they silently bowed into the corners of the [...]

Grocery Substitutions

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USS Canopus, USS Chawla, USS Melbourne, USS Sausalito and USS Typhon

“I’m not going to lie, Aryanna, I didn’t have you down as a chef,” Varen offered a smile as he lifted another box from the pile of ingredients that rested on a nearby pallet, diligently organised by Commander Heinz. It all seemed pretty reasonable and standard fair as he [...]

In need of a disaster

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USS Canopus, USS Chawla, USS Melbourne, USS Sausalito and USS Typhon

“Please, please, please tell me the Breen have launched a full-scale invasion of the Thomar Expanse and the Cardassians are calling for aid,” Tikva Theodoras bemoaned as her XO stepped through the door from the bridge and into her Ready Lounge. Ready Room just wasn’t the right set of words [...]